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  • January 11, 2013 at 11:07 am #102278

    Phil Sanders
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    Hi all,

    As the title suggests I’m new to OBT and Australia.

    I moved to Sydney from the UK in June of 2012 with my Australian girlfriend and we are still finding our feet but loving what we have seen so far :cheer:

    I been riding bikes for years now mainly road bikes but in the recent years trails and Enduro, really enjoy trail riding but with a lack of local knowledge and friends in oz this is proving a bit challenging.

    I bought a new KTM 350 EXCF in September and have only ridden it once at louee where if fact I met a guy there that put me onto this site. Good riding but a little far from Sydney to go on a regular basis.

    Hoping to meet a few people on here to go riding with as I really have no clue where to go and would probably end up very lost If I ventured out by myself.

    Look forward to meeting some of you sometime soon.

    Phil

    January 11, 2013 at 11:12 am #235363

    Eric Smith
    Member

    Hi Phil, welcome mate! The fruit basket’s on the way! 😆

    January 11, 2013 at 11:14 am #235364

    Nick Jackson
    Member

    Welcome to old bulls Phil , theirs a heap of good blokes in your area that ride regulary so keep an eye on the ride gatherings section and you’ll soon be hitting the trails.

    Hope to see you on the trails soon B)

    Nick

    January 11, 2013 at 11:15 am #235365

    scott bocking
    Member

    Welcome to the site Phil!
    We already cater for a few lost ex-pats and there is always room for more B)
    There are plenty of active members within a close distance to you so keep your eye out for upcoming rides. Krusty is our resident 350cc Sydney man so no doubt he will chime in soon.

    Enjoy OBT

    STM

    January 11, 2013 at 11:45 am #235371

    pete
    Member
    singletrackmind wrote:
    Welcome to the site Phil!
    We already cater for a few lost ex-pats and there is always room for more B)
    There are plenty of active members within a close distance to you so keep your eye out for upcoming rides. Krusty is our resident 350cc Sydney man so no doubt he will chime in soon.

    Enjoy OBT

    STM

    I like your work STM, set the pom up with the yank :laugh: :laugh:

    Just kidding Phil, welcome to the site mate you’ll have a ball here, Krusty is a top bloke and he will get you onto some good track.

    PTW

    January 11, 2013 at 11:46 am #235370

    Wayne
    Member

    If you want to ride ruted out singles then ourimbah is 50 minutes north of Lane Cove and Adam’s the Kato 350 man around there. If I’m not riding somewhere else it’s easy to tempt me for a few hours around there any weekend. Check for last minute posts phil or post up yourself

    ECKS-Man wrote:
    Hi Phil, welcome mate! The fruit basket’s on the way! 😆

    Where’s my f#$@king fruit basket. I’ve been waiting 5 years for one. Probably off by now anyway. You keep it :silly:

    January 11, 2013 at 12:27 pm #235372

    Greg
    Member

    Welcome Phil, just reading through the posts here in your thread alone and I am sure you have worked it out, they, me, us and them are all fruit cakes or basket cases :laugh:
    Happy to take you out up Lithgow way one day if your are interested, keep your eye out there will be a couple of bug rides announced in the next week or so.

    TB

    January 11, 2013 at 12:34 pm #235376

    pete
    Member
    Trailboss wrote:
    Welcome Phil, just reading through the posts here in your thread alone and I am sure you have worked it out, they, me, us and them are all fruit cakes or basket cases :laugh:
    Happy to take you out up Lithgow way one day if your are interested, keep your eye out there will be a couple of bug rides announced in the next week or so.

    TB

    Someone get Mick onto that :P :laugh: :laugh:

    January 11, 2013 at 12:37 pm #235377

    Matt Baker
    Member

    Another pom????? We should ban them :P :)

    they would have to be big bugs to ride

    January 11, 2013 at 12:38 pm #235378

    Greg
    Member
    pete the wulf wrote:
    Trailboss wrote:
    Welcome Phil, just reading through the posts here in your thread alone and I am sure you have worked it out, they, me, us and them are all fruit cakes or basket cases :laugh:
    Happy to take you out up Lithgow way one day if your are interested, keep your eye out there will be a couple of bug rides announced in the next week or so.

    TB

    Someone get Mick onto that :P :laugh: :laugh:

    I was just going with the theme :laugh:

    TB

    January 11, 2013 at 8:07 pm #235381

    Jeffrey Smith
    Member

    I thought you had turned kiwi for a moment :D :D

    Welcome to the site Phil.

    January 11, 2013 at 8:41 pm #235387

    glenn
    Member

    Welcome to the nut house Phill. Kato 350.. nice choice in bikes mate. ;)
    Stay well clear of that big smoke mob,they will lead you astray real quick. :P
    Come out to the bush and ride with some real gentlemen. ;)

    If you have the passion you will enjoy this site. :)

    Ohh yeah,,stay well away from Wauchope,,funny things happen over there. :woohoo: :pinch:

    Boony

    January 11, 2013 at 8:43 pm #235366

    Chris
    Member

    Phil!!!! You finally joined!!!! Louee was a blast eh? I been trying to get crackers to come on as well but he is shy… If you haven’t worked it out yet I’m the guy you met at Louee… B)

    I’ll most likely be doing a ride out Clarence way the weekend of Jan 26-27 and probably going to do a recon ride down nowra way to see the damage the fires caused Feb 9-10..

    Watch the NSW ride section and I’ll text you as well…

    http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php/forum?view=category&catid=58

    Also check out the Corner man system as well as the grading system used for rides around here…

    Corner man – http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php/forum?view=topic&catid=58&id=73936

    Ride grading(How hard) – http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php/forum?view=topic&catid=58&id=53167

    Glad you came aboard mate… Great crew here and there will be some kick a$$ OBT rides in 2013…. Save your weekends!!!

    Welcome aboard mate.. you’ll now have more friends than you can handle :P

    January 11, 2013 at 8:52 pm #235390

    murph the surf
    Member

    Welcome to the site and our beautiful country, Phil
    Keep an eye on the ride gatherings section, mate.
    We usually organise rides a week or two in advance but during summer (especially this summer) :sick:
    we have just been doing last minute posts if the weather is cooler.
    Hope to get out maybe Monday/Tuesday and then again next weekend
    Cheers
    Murph

    January 12, 2013 at 7:18 am #235367

    Phil Sanders
    Member

    Hi all,

    Thank you to everyone for your responses and for making me feel welcome and I look forward to hitting the trails with you at some point in the near future.

    Krusty I thought that was you. And I would be up for a ride on the 27th if your free, just need to sort out transport for the bike if I can’t get the van from work, but let me know and I’ll sort it out.

    Had a look at the grading and the cornerman system, all good and I guess I would put myself at a grade 3/4 but always up for a challenge. B)

    Louee was great, a bit rocky but good riding. :laugh:

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